# 2007 TOYOTA TACOMA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `748839` · 2009-12-17 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 48,750
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
2007 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 EXT CAB PICKUP.  ON 12/5/09 I HIT AN ICY PATCH AND WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE.  TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH.  NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  HIT THE TREE IN THE EXACT CENTER OF THE HOOD OF TRUCK.  VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  SUBSEQUENT INQUIRIES TO TOYOTA HAVE RESULTED IN TWO EXPLANATIONS FOR NON-DEPLOYMENT.  A)  AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF ON RAPID DECELERATION (I TOLD THEM I HIT A TREE)  B)  AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF WHEN THE ENGINE BREACHES THE FIREWALL AND ENTERS THE CAB  (I TOLD THEM IF THE ENGINE WAS COMING INTO THE CAB, I WOULD BE SCREWED)    THEY SENT ME A NHTSA AIRBAG BROCHURE THAT PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT AIRBAGS AND TOTALLY CONTRADICTED WHAT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT AIRBAGS.     I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL OF 05 & 06 MECHANISMS.  MAYBE I GOT AN EARLY 07 THAT USED ONE.  I DON'T KNOW.  I AM NOT BUYING A TOYOTA ANYMORE.  *TR
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